The Federal Communication Commission has voted to launch a proceeding to explore new avenues for enabling innovative unlicensed wireless devices to communicate directly with satellites. According to the FCC, unlocking the 200 megahertz of unlicensed spectrum for direct-to-device (D2D) uses promises to support new services that seamlessly integrate devices across terrestrial and satellite platforms, giving […]

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the anticipated acquisition by Paramount Skydance Corporation of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) – a deal valued at $110 billion (€95.2bn). The full text of the decision will be published in due course. On June 30th, Lisa Nandy, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport […]

A coalition of media businesses, including broadcasters, audio producers and news publishers, is asking the UK government to rule out “damaging” proposals that would allow the BBC to run advertising on its podcasts and audio content in the UK for the first time. The plans were set out originally in the BBC Charter Review Green […]

Samsung Electronics has announced that Prime Video will be the first streaming service to offer HDR10+ ADVANCED. Selected titles will support the standard and be available globally later this August, with the offering being first available on Samsung’s 2026 TV lineup. The next-generation High Dynamic Range (HDR) standard — designed to deliver brighter, more immersive […]

SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh has told analysts the financial structure of the agreement with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the clearing and subsequent compensation of the Upper C-band is an improvement for SES when compared to the structure for clearing the lower C-band. He said that the reimbursement scheme is better than the first […]

MainStreaming has joined the OpenMOQ Software Consortium, an industry initiative developing open-source software to implement the IETF’s Media over QUIC (MOQ) and QUIC standards. OpenMOQ brings together technology companies around a shared, open-source foundation for the next generation of media transport. By joining the consortium, MainStreaming is committing engineering resources to the development of open-source […]

Ofcom has launched a consultation on its provisional views on a set of commercial offers that Openreach intends to introduce. “As Openreach has significant market power, it must give Ofcom and the wider industry advance notice before introducing certain types of commercial offers,” noted the media regulator. In June, Openreach notified Ofcom of its intention […]

SES will receive $5.6 billion (€4.9bn) in compensation for freeing up its ‘Upper tier’ C-band frequencies for auction by the FCC, and Eutelsat will receive $504 million for repurposing its frequencies. The US Federal Communications Commission approval of its Upper C-band Report & Order which makes 160 MHz of the Upper C-band available in the […]

The DVB-I Round Table has approved the DVB-I Book Germany, which defines the key principles for the implementation of DVB-I in the German market. The Round Table includes broadcasters, broadcasters’ associations, TV set manufacturers and the regulatory authority. “DVB-I offers simple and direct access to commercial and public service TV content via streaming (internet) without […]

The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition by Paramount Skydance Corporation of Warner Bros Discovery. The approval is conditional upon full compliance with the commitments offered by Paramount. Paramount and Warner are both active in the production and distribution of theatrical and audiovisual entertainment content, such as films and […]